RFA Tells Lawmakers: ‘EPA Must Allow RIN Markets to Work’
In Washington, D.C., the most effective way to reduce the prices American consumers are paying at the pump is to let Renewable Identification Numbers...
Energias Renovables and APPA criticize report that slams biofuels certification systems
In Spain, Energias Renovables responds to the recent Changing Markets Foundation report that slammed certification systems saying they do nothing to slow down deforestation,...
India starts building first rice straw ethanol refinery
In India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s commissioning of its second generation ethanol bio refinery will start building the proposed plant this week in Baulsingha...
From chicken fat to biodiesel, thanks to nanocatalysis-based synthesis
In Iran, researchers from the Islamic Azad University of Bushehr used nano-calcium oxide catalyst to produce biodiesel from chicken fat, making it a low...
California city switches municipal vehicles to Neste MY renewable diesel
In California, the City of San Leandro, a suburban city in Alameda County, California, has switched all municipal vehicles from using petroleum diesel to...
7 Central and Eastern European nations react to EU’s RED II
In the United Kingdom, the biofuel associations of seven Central and Eastern European nations condemned the EU’s RED II (Renewable Energy Directive) proposal to...
BIOD Energy to convert UCO into biodiesel by end of 2018
In India, BIOD Energy plans on producing biodiesel by the end of this year with its plant in Bawal, Haryana, one of the first...
EPA seeks scientific expert nominations for Science Advisory Board and 4 SAB committees
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for...
NIB funds biofuel CHP to power Helsinki Metropolitan Area
In Finland, Nordic Investment Bank signed a loan agreement with Vantaan Energia Oy to finance the retrofitting of its K1 boiler to use biofuel...
Brewery wastewater finds new use as fuel cell material
In Colorado, researchers have developed a process for using brewery wastewater to create carbon-based fuel cell materials. The breakthrough could help brewers reduce the...